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more about #models more comments → scroggzilla raids again: Minichamps FTW! [www.minichamps.de] more » HoonThatFerrari: Well, I see a Bora or Merak, one of the two... a 308/328, one of the two... a Fury or Road Runner, one of the two, an E500, a Grosser, and... OH, THER... more » Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .: Well, just to start out, I see a porsche spyder, 993, Audi B7 A4. A bunch of E90 WTCC cars, and the guy is picking up an E92 M3, or at least MTECH, Wh... more » evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars: I adore those 1/43 scale cars. They're ridiculously detailed yet don't take up the space 1/18 scale cars do. My favorite in my collection is the Merce... more » stuntdriver: the most afordable woman of the frankfurt motor show... more » Kuang: Did everyone miss the sheer mid-engined awesomeness of the Mercedes C111 in the front row? You got a rotary engine, a five pot turbodiesel, or a monst... more » Maxichamp: There's a toy shop next to the toy museum in Colmar, France that has literally tens of thousands of 1/43 cars in stock. I thought I was in heaven. more » LTDScott: I see Mad Science's race car in a former life. more » Flathead Smith: I might not be able to name them, but I can tell in which country each toy model was built without turning it over and looking. more » pres: I had so many of those from that show when I lived in Germany. Such fond memories. more » Maxichamp: Actually, those Minichamps 1/43 cars run from 30-50 USD. Their website has all of the models they've ever produced. It's a German site with an Engl... more » vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in: so is that a little prick buying that 3 series? gotta start training em young. more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: No, naptime isn't until after you've finished the fender flares. You want milk and cookies? Well, make sure it's ready for the Geneva show and then ... more » evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars: Since when did Elon Musk start hosting Sprockets? more » slackinfux: OH GOD, he's BREEDING?!? Women will do anything for a guy with money. more » -
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The Most Affordable Cars Of The Frankfurt Motor Show
Expect wall-to-wall coverage of the Frankfurt Motor Show over the next two days. In the meantime, enjoy this image of high quality toy cars at the show. Can you name them all? Photo Credit Torsten Silz/AFP/Getty -
#carstars
Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
Tesla's Elon Musk, pictured with his children for a New Yorker photo shoot in front of a clay model of the not-anywhere-close-to-production Tesla Model S sedan. [New Yorker] -
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World's Smallest Ferrari Key Fits Tiny Hand-Built Ferrari
We've just found the world's smallest Ferrari key. What's it ignite? How about one of the world's most excruciatingly detailed 1/8-scale miniature hand-built Ferrari F40s? Check out the mega-gallery of master craftsmanship below. More » -
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Crazed Modelmaker Makes Tiny-Scale Model Of Murilee's First-Ever Hell Project
Not long ago, I dug up some old photos of the 1958 Volkswagen Beetle that launched me on the primer-and-junkyards automotive path I've taken to get to this point. Now look what's happened! More » -
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Model Hell Continues To Beckon: Vintage AMC SC/Rambler Kit In 1:25 Scale!
I managed to avoid adding the Revell Gaga and the 1:16 scale first-gen Civic to my Model Hell Garage, but this one is proving even tougher to resist. More » -
#ifeelgassy
Tesla Gets Full $465 Million In Federal Loans
The Department of Energy just announced electric automaker Tesla will get the full $465 million in Federal loans it asked for. Ford will receive $5.9 billion and Nissan will get $1.6 billion. America will get three I.O.U.'s. [AP]
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#autoslapfight
Elon Musk Smacks Down Eberhard, Predicts Tesla Profitability Next Month
Tesla-cofounder Martin Eberhard's lawsuits and smack-talking of the electric automaker's got current CEO Elon Musk deciding to set the record straight in a ginormous blog post. Bottom line: He expects the company to be profitable next month. Also, Eberhard sucks.
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#modelhell
It Had To Happen Someday: 24 Hours Of LeMons 1:24 Scale Model!
Model freaks have been ruining their eyesight and huffing glue fumes with Model Race Car Hell since the Barney Oldfield era, but what about models inspired by the fastest-growing race series in the world? More » -
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Model Find Of The Week: Revell Gaga
After the agony of the already-sold '75 Civic kit last week, I figured I'd find a Model Hell kit you can still buy. This one ain't cheap, but that's what makes it Model Hell! More » -
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1:16 Scale First-Gen Honda Civic Model Kit: Another One Gets Away
Once I started looking at those 1:32 scale Dekotora model kits, I knew I was in danger of being dragged back into the cruel, eyestrain-inducing vortex of Model Car Hell.
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Dive Right Into 1:32 Scale Model Dekotora Hell!
I thought I'd retired from Model Hell after my last project, but now I've found some kits that might force me to break out those headache-inducing tiny paintbrushes again: Dekotoras in 1:32 scale! More » -
#tesla
Tesla's Elon Musk Continues War Of Aggression Against Volt, REVs
We thought Tesla's Elon Musk decided to give up anti-Detroit not-so-Big-Three rhetoric, but he's gone on the attack again against GM's Chevy Volt and Range-Extended Vehicles. Oh, that rapscallion! More » -
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Tesla Model S Sedan Concept: First Live Driving Shots
Here's Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk driving the Tesla Model S Sedan concept around the SpaceX parking lot. Look, Ma! No gas!
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Tesla Model S Sedan Concept: $49,900 Seven-Seater Electric To Hit Streets In 2011
Here are all the details. The Tesla Model S Sedan will have a 300-mile range, 45-minute fast charge capability, a 0-to-60 time of 5.5-seconds and seat seven. Production supposedly starts 3rd quarter of 2011. More » -
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Live From SpaceX, It's The Tesla Model S Sedan Concept... Under A Sheet
Yup, the same Tesla Model S Sedan concept we've just seen leaked shots of is now right in front of the press... under a sheet. We'll have more coming shortly live from the event. [posterous]
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Tesla Model S Sedan Concept: First Official Pictures!
Digg co-founder Kevin Rose has accidentally broken the embargo on the Tesla Model S Sedan concept set to be revealed in Los Angeles in mere hours on his flickr account. Developing! More » -
#teslamodels
Tesla Model S To Start At $57,400, Undercut Fisker
The all-electric Tesla Model S sedan will start at only $57,400, or $49,900 after a federal tax credit. This is half the Roadster's $109,000 price and lower than the Fisker Karma Hybrid. More » -
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Nissan 370Z And Sports Illustrated Swim Suit Models Are A Recipe For Anorexia
Nissan took three SI swimsuit models for an O-face-inducing ride down the famous Vegas strip in three 2009 370Zs. That's a whole lot of forced weight loss in one video, ain't it? More » -
#teslamodels
Is The Tesla S A Prettied-Up Mercedes CLS?
The Dutch boys at Autoblog.nl think the Tesla Model S could be based on the Mercedes CLS. One of their commenters put together this overlay image of the two. What do you think? [Autoblog.nl] -
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Tesla Model S Electric Sedan Mostly Revealed
Tesla once again teased the Tesla Model S, an electric sports sedan with a 225-mile range and a $60,000 price, which we heard yesterday will debut March 26 and get built — maybe, eventually.
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